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NSW 2784 · Blue Mountains
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Bullaburra, New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bullaburra NSW
Based on 23 sales in the preceding 12 months
$888,000
Down 6.3% over 12 months
Based on 17 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Down 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Bullaburra, NSW is currently $888,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bullaburra has a 12-month growth rate of -6.3% for houses and -10.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $765,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $888,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,380,000 in Bullaburra.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bullaburra is $575 per week. The median house rent has decreased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bullaburra is $625,000, which has decreased 10.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $625,000 in Bullaburra. The median rent for units and apartments in Bullaburra is $512 per week and has increased 10.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Bullaburra is 2,716 offences per 100,000 residents — 21% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bullaburra.
Overall crime rate
2,716
offences per 100,000 residents
21% belowGreater Sydney
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Bullaburra NSW 2784 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
1,300 people call Bullaburra home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,765 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
35.5% of workers in Bullaburra worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
4.5% of Bullaburra residents were born in England.
48.2% of people in Bullaburra described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bullaburra NSW 2784.
17.0% of Bullaburra's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
377 family households lived in Bullaburra; 42.7% were couple families and 12.2% were one-parent families.
33.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Bullaburra had 1,300 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 98.6% of occupied private dwellings in Bullaburra.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
38.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
46.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Bullaburra had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 25.5% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 37.3%, while 23.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
35.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
41.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
1.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
One-car households formed 36.9% of the total.
59.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
68.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.0% reported a different address.
16.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
89.3% of residents used only English at home.
6.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
16.5% of Bullaburra's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.5% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 39.9% of ancestry responses in Bullaburra.
Australian ancestry made up 40.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
25.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 14.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.9% of workers, and education and training employed 13.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
30.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.5%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
53.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.8% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
22.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,765 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,900.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 35.5% in Bullaburra, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 38.1% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 15.0% in Bullaburra, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $888,000, while units and apartments sit at $625,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 377 local families, and 17.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,380,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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